Walter Sigismund was born at Brislington on 16 March 1861. Known as Sigismund or ‘Sig’, he attended the King’s School (TKS) (1872-1880) beginning the long tradition of his sons and …
By 1889 there were many concerns about public health[1] in Parramatta particularly the state of the river, near Lennox Bridge. Apparently, the rock and stones trapped all manner of putrid matter…
A large section of the Harris estate, vis., 40 acres west of the railway line and 100 acres on the east side, was divided and offered for sale on November 4, 1876. The lands subdivided lay…
A large section of the Harris estate, vis., 40 acres west of the railway line and 100 acres on the east side, was divided and offered for sale on November 4, 1876. The lands subdivided lay…
A bit like the Leyland Brothers (or for younger readers think Getaway, think Ross Noble, Ewan McGregor), I’ve been ‘travelling all over the countryside’ for the past four months. From one end of…
Private Alexander Richardson Kyle (service number 7497) was a 30-year-old engineer's mechanic born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. He lived with his wife Mrs. Flora Kyle in Glen Street…
Alfred Herbert Currell was 18 years old when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (service number 1539) in Warwick Farm on 27 August 1915 with his older brother Ernest Horatio Currell (…
Born on 1 July 1897 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Alfred John Lines was an 18-year-old engineer's buyer from Alfred Street, Granville, New South Wales. He was the son of Mr. Alfred Lines and Mrs.…
During November 1915 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Eugene Roland Norris, as one of the famous Coo-ees who marched through Parramatta enlisted in the Australian Army (service number 4566). It wasn’t…
Bombardier Robert Arthur Douglas Marsh was born in Parramatta on the 13 October 1919 to Claude and Jennie Marsh. He was his parents’ youngest son, and at the time of his enlistment in Parramatta in…